Volunteer Guidelines / Opportunities
Compliance Guidelines (English | Polish | Spanish) have been created outlining what is required of school and parish employees, school and parish volunteers, priests, deacons, seminarians, and pastoral center employees.
Parent Volunteers must complete the following training programs:
ONLINE CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK eApps
Complete an eApps online criminal background check application before being accepted as a volunteer. Applicant cannot begin service until the background check approval has been received.
National background check Re-checks are conducted automatically. Must be done before fingerprinting. A criminal background check will not process on anyone under 18yrs old.
VIRTUS/PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN
Attend within 60 days of beginning service. Certificate of attendance kept on site in personnel file.
3-hour training for adults with monthly bulletins required to maintain active account. No one under 18yrs. Of age permitted at training. All participates must pre-register online.
Click to Here to Register for Virtus
CODE OF CONDUCT
Read and sign prior to beginning service.
Signed Acknowledgement Form keep on site personnel file
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES’ CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLETE TRACKING SYSTEM FORM
Complete form and submit to site prior to beginning service. Copy of complete form kept for St Nicholas of Tolentine School. Original mailed to DCFSs in Springfield by the site.
To be submitted annually. Application review by DCFS for abuse and neglect offenses.
MANDATED REPORTER TRAINING
Coaches, youth ministers and religious education personnel are to complete this training prior to beginning volunteer service.
Copy of certificate kept on site. Online training available in English. Live training available in English, Spanish and Polish
